Gas/Gurgling Hi there. I’ve been battling with gut issues for quite some time. I would like to preface I have severe health anxiety and tend to exaggerate my symptoms but this...reactions4repliesAnxietyC. DiffDiet & Nutrition
Excessive smelly wind I am a much older lady over 75. I honestly don’t know how to start enjoying my life. I’ve always had a lot of abdominal gas and I always need...reactions1replyAnxietySymptomsDiet & Nutrition
IBS-M: diarrhea in the morning and constipation at night?How do you stop IBS-M diarrhea in the morning and constipation or night? It’s like this everyday alately. I think mine may be health anxiety related....reactions1replyAnxietyIBS-M
Childhood trauma IBS adulthood Hi, I'm learning that chronic severe IBS C in myself is probably the result of the trauma I experienced in my childhood. Does anyone here understand this phenomenon too? Regards...reactions19repliesDepressionCopingAnxiety
Creating a better relationship with my bodyHi. My day goes like this. I wake up and feel like I need to pass stool. It comes out watery and a bit broken up, but I'm fairly relaxed...reactions15repliesAnxietyDepressionCoping
Hungry but Terrified of Eating Over the past few months, I have had some massive issues with IBS. I'm willing to believe 90% of it has to do with stress. I'm pretty much going through...reactions11repliesFlare-upsSymptomsAnxiety
SSRI Antidepressants for IBS C Hi, i have very bad depression and anxiety and bipolar disorder and very bad IBS C does anyone take SSRI for ibs c and had any success? my DR is...reactions1replyAnxietyDepressionIBS-C
Anxious toilet habitsOn my bad days it feels like everything is moving too quickly through my bowel and it's causing me to go many times in the morning. I try to relax...reactions1replyAnxietyDepression
IBS draining my mental healthFor the last few weeks (post surgery where im immobile) I've been getting digestion issues related to and causing anxiety. It's got to the point where every urge to go...reactions9repliesAnxietyCoping
Post surgery IBS and associated anxietyHi. I have IBS flare-ups and recently in struggling because of ankle injury and being immobile / not exercising. I feel bloated a lot of the time. I do go...reactions1replyCopingAnxiety